<p>Well, never mind. This particular Alice is out of print.</p>
<p>I’m auditioning for Parade at my college. I am 19 (look older) a mezzo-belter (i have a high belt), and I am a character actress, but have played ingenues when i was younger. I have to have two contrasting 16 bar cuts. I’m thinking of for my ballad either West by Scott Alan, or Things That Float from The Flood by Peter Mills. I’m having trouble finding an uptempo song that is still in the emotional range of the show. I have plenty of time to learn a new songs, but the uptempo songs that I can think of are all rather happy go lucky and comedic (not in the style of Parade at all).</p>
<p>motter,
For upbeat, what about “Change” from A New Brain?</p>
<p>One more possible upbeat…
“Holding to the Ground” from Falsettos</p>
<p>I love Holding to the Ground, but just beware that some of it is really freaking hard to play. William Finn is usually okay but HTTG has gotten me in “trouble” at a few auditions. 
I put it on my rep list as a back up in case anyone asks what else I have and wants it, because then it’s on them (kinda) if the pianist can’t play it! ;)</p>
<p>I’m lucky enough to usually be able to rehearse with the student who plays the piano for auditions so having a hard song for auditions shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Thanks!</p>
<p>hi again, is it ok to do a monologue from an unpublished play?</p>
<p>Not a good idea – many schools prohibit unpublished monologues.</p>
<p>How about Look What Happened To Mabel from Mack & Mabel and Lonely Pew from Reefer Madness? Are those good song choices? (Not necessarily paired together, just in general)</p>
<p>I am auditioning for Webster, BoCo, Okcu, and IWU. All have such different requirements, but I was wondering if Green Finch and Linnet Bird would be a smart choice for a legit soprano. If so, what kind of golden-age uptemo piece could i find that is more of a belter?</p>
<p>Is the point of the Golden Age requirement to hear long lovely legato sustained phrases with little breathing? If so then a slow Golden Age would be the thing to do, rather than an uptempo. Can the CC folks who know tell me if a slow Golden Age is preferred or does it matter, so long as it’s from the time period? </p>
<p>I can’t really think of how an uptempo Golden Age could be that useful, except for the early Julie Andrews material, which shows some range and headvoice. Other than the Julie Andrews tunes, the Golden Age uptempo songs don’t show off much, that I have found. Now there are pre Golden Age uptempo that show a lot or range, but it’s not the right era, is it?</p>
<p>So, dear CC friends, uptempo or slow Golden Age or does it matter? Thanks!</p>
<p>(Market10 - my girl is also a young ingenue Green Fincher who belts. What a quest finding two 16 bars that show all of that off, with the Golden Age requirement mixed in! I guess that is a problem to be grateful for:)</p>
<p>I am auditioning for the musical Babes in Arms. I have to perform a 1 minute monologue comedic from that time period (1930s). They said to look at Kaufman and Behrman etc. for examples but I have not found any suitable monologues in their works. I am female 20s and would appreciate any help!</p>
<p>Is Til there was you from music man too mature/overdone for college auditions?</p>
<p>I would say Til There Was You is quite a bit overdone and… old. So yes, both of the above. In my opinion.</p>
<p>Untitledsong43: Private Lives by Noel Coward in probably my favorite play from the 1930s and two of the leads are 20s/early 30s female characters. It’s pretty funny, but it has some dramatic monologues in there too.</p>
<p>Ok, I see contrasting opionions here, I must ask. A question of overdone verus acceptable standard. Especially a lot of the older songs, Much More, Far From the Home I Love, My White Knight, I Cain’t Say No, ect. I assume it would be preferable to hear an overdone classic instead of stuff from Wicked and Millie. And after listening to myself sing through all my choices (I finally am happy with my uptempo&contemporary choice!) I feel my best song is one of those classics and I probably will use it but I want to set my mind at rest. </p>
<p>So good, bad, ok, or only fine if you are (insert adjective here to fit the character)?</p>
<p>I think an overdone classic would be preferable to an overdone contemporary song…but make sure that those classics are not on any of your schools’ “Do Not Sing” lists - I seem to recall “I Cain’t Say No” being on one of those lists…</p>
<p>I think Much More is, too.</p>
<p>what’s the proper way to handle monos? should I type them out myself or copy straight from the play?</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you mean by this question. Monologues need to be memorized so there’s no need to have a copy of it except for your own use – unless you have are auditioning at a school that has requested a copy?</p>
<p>Yes, one of my colleges requested copies of the monologues</p>